In the 1900s balloons became all the rage among ladies who lunched…and flew for fun.
Fashionable balloon races, picnics among the stars and hair-raising attempts at breaking
records became de rigueur among Britain’s proto jet set. Long before women won the vote
these have-a-go heroines seized a freedom in the sky that was to be found nowhere on the
ground, with all the courage of true pioneers.

Teas by courtesy of the Petanque group.

After Tea - The best images of the year - the Photography group